Category: Movies
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The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)
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Read more: The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)The Ballad of Cable Hogue is a very good western, Peckinpah’s best after The Wild Bunch. Its theme is common to Peckinpah’s westerns, the end of the Wild West, Wild Times, the closing of the escape route easterners
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10 Films That Ruined the World
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Read more: 10 Films That Ruined the WorldMatt Cale hates cinema. As obvious a pick as it is, the Gump film nonetheless hits the trifecta of reprehensible cinema: demonizing social awareness and activism, lionizing apathy and outright retardation, and reducing all of American history to quips, clips, and humorous anecdotes
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When Oscar Shit the Bed: King Solomon’s Mines (1950)
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Read more: When Oscar Shit the Bed: King Solomon’s Mines (1950)Now imagine that what follows is a 103-minute motion picture where, for a good 102 of those minutes, no mines are seen. Not a Solomon in sight, let alone a King.
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The ABC’s of Sex Education for Trainable Persons (1975)
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Read more: The ABC’s of Sex Education for Trainable Persons (1975)This was supposed to be the absolute Holy Fucking Grail.
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Qu’est-ce que c’est?
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Read more: Qu’est-ce que c’est?Some things are undeniably wrong, such as serving peas and baked beans on the same plate, the South African accent, and Phil Collins singing about homelessness. I guess you could throw serial murder into the same mix, but I’d still argue Another Day in Paradise is a greater crime against humanity. Anyhow, we all like…
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Savage Streets (1984)
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Read more: Savage Streets (1984)After starring in The Exorcist at the tender age of fourteen, the world was Linda Blair’s pea green vomit-covered oyster
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The Hi-Lo Country (1998)
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Read more: The Hi-Lo Country (1998)Two cowpokes have their friendship tested when they fall for the same gal.
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The Unsung: William Shrike in Lonelyhearts
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Read more: The Unsung: William Shrike in LonelyheartsFor about half the running time of 1958’s Lonelyhearts, I had Robert Ryan’s William Shrike shot, tagged, and bagged as a true Asshole of the Cinema.
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Speak No Evil (2024)
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Read more: Speak No Evil (2024)The major reason I ignore previews is because I want to be completely surprised by what I am about to see in a film. Unfortunately, doing so is also a pitfall for me.
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The Americanization of Emily (1964)
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Read more: The Americanization of Emily (1964)One of the finest films ever made about war.